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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1949
Page
2
A long critique of state and federal policy on butterfat costs. The piece flags vague future outlooks, subsidy roles, and who pays for producer costs, urging action beyond election rhetoric and questioning sustainability for dairy farmers.
The Agriculture Department plans to operate several demonstration dairy farms at Waroona Karridale Greenbushes Manjimup and Denmark with the owner managing under department supervision. The move aims to provide local knowledge through field days and help assess costs of butterfat production while noting that the data may not reflect wider district conditions.
Last meeting of the Greenbushes branch of the Farmers' Union discussed a district railway contract that fell through for bulldozing and ploughing firebreaks. Members urged the District Engineer to state the maximum price he will pay to complete the work, to decide on action within the year.
Farmers who sold wool privately on farms may file a duplicate claim to the Australian Wool Realisation Commission in Fremantle Box 98. Claims must be specific and proven. the onus lies on the claimant. The act restricted wool sales to agents and permits for certain dealers exist, with profits distributed under the 1948 act.
At the Free masons Hotel on the 19th, South West Bridgetown Branch elected Mr W Wheatley as vice president and chair. Debate over naming the new branch to Bridgetown Branch continues with a decision next meeting. The secretary will protest South West Dairy Farmers Co op bonus shares policy. A member seeks union help for farm supply issues, with steps to submit the claim. The first meeting of the newly formed branch drew notable interest and a large prospective member roll.
A clipped newspaper item appears to note printing and publication by Francis L. Semmens for an entity in Australia. Details are fragmentary showing office location and a Bridge town reference.
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